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Romans 5:19
19One man did not obey God and, as a result, many people became guilty because of their sins. But, because one man did obey God, many people will become right with God.
Romans 5:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
- New International Version (NIV)For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.
Context of Romans 5:19
17One man, Adam, did not obey God, and death began to rule everyone as a result. But what the one man, Jesus Christ, did is much greater! Because of him, people can become right with God. They receive that great gift from God because he is very good and very kind. Because of what Jesus Christ has done, those people will rule like kings in their lives. 18So God's punishment came to all people because of that one wrong thing that Adam did. But the one thing that Christ did makes people free. God accepts all people because of that one good thing that Christ did. Those people receive true life from God. One man did not obey God and, as a result, many people became guilty because of their sins. But, because one man did obey God, many people will become right with God. 20God gave his Law to Moses to show more clearly that people were doing wrong things. But when people did more and more wrong things, God continued to be kind in more and more ways. 21We see that sin ruled people's lives and brought death to them. But God's gift makes people right with him, and that is what rules their lives. People receive that gift because God is kind. As a result, they will have life with God for ever, because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done.
Read all of Romans 5Romans 5:19 word by word
ὥσπερ γὰρ διὰ τῆς παρακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἁμαρτωλοὶ κατεστάθησαν οἱ πολλοί, οὕτως καὶ διὰ τῆς ὑπακοῆς τοῦ ἑνὸς δίκαιοι κατασταθήσονται οἱ πολλοί.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- oneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- man’sἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- disobedienceπαρακοήparakoē · disobedienceG3876
- manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- were madeκαθίστημιkathistēmi · to appoint/conductG2525
- sinnersἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
- soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- ·καίkai · andG2532
- the obedienceὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
- righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
Cross-references for Romans 5:19
- Romans 5:12It was because of one man, Adam, that sin came into the world. Death was the result of Adam's sin. Because of that, death came to all people, because everyone failed to obey God.
- Isaiah 53:10But it was the Lord who chose to hurt his servant. He caused his servant to receive much pain. His servant died to remove people's guilt. As a result, God will bless him with many descendants, and he will have a long life. What the Lord wants will happen, because of what his servant does.
- Daniel 9:24God has decided the time of punishment for your people and your holy city. It will continue for 70 weeks. That will finish the punishment for their sins. The people will no longer turn against God. They will have paid the price for their sins. God will cause them to live for ever in a way that is right. God will show that the visions and messages of the prophets are true. The Most Holy Place will belong to God again.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21Christ never did any wrong thing, but God punished him as if he had. He died as punishment for our sins. As a result, we become right with God when we belong to Christ. We become right, because he is right.
- Ephesians 1:6As a result, we praise him, because he is great and he has been so kind to us. He has given us so much because of his Son, whom he loves very much.
- Revelation 7:9After this, I looked again. I saw a very big crowd of people. There were so many people that nobody could count them. They came from every nation, from every tribe and from every language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing long white clothes and they held branches of palm trees in their hands.
Commentaries on Romans 5:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19For, as by one man's disobedience, etc. - The explanation of this verse has been anticipated in the foregoing.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19For - This verse is not a mere repetition of the former, but it is an explanation. By the former statements it might perhaps be inferred that people were condemned without any guilt or blame of theirs. The apostle in this verse guards against this, and affirms that they are in fact sinners. He affirms that those who are sinners are condemned, and that the sufferings brought in on account of the sin of Adam, are introduced because many were made sinners…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-19Verses 15-19 Through one man's offence, all mankind are exposed to eternal condemnation. But the grace and mercy of God, and the free gift of righteousness and salvation, are through Jesus Christ, as man: yet the Lord from heaven has brought the multitude of believers into a more safe and exalted state than that from which they fell in Adam. This free gift did not place them anew in a state of trial, but fixed them in a state of justification, as Adam…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. For, &c.--better, "For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so by the obedience of the One shall the many be made righteous." On this great verse observe: First, By the "obedience" of Christ here is plainly not meant more than what divines call His active obedience, as distinguished from His sufferings and death; it is the entire work of Christ in its obediential character. Our Lord Himself represents even His death as His…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Romans 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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